Multilayered core-satellite nanoassemblies with fine-tunable broadband plasmon resonances

Wei Xiong, Debabrata Sikdar, Lim Wei Yap, Malin Premaratne, Xinyong Li, Wenlong Cheng

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Abstract

We report on a robust nanotemplating approach to synthesize plasmonic multilayered core-satellite (MCS) nanoassemblies. Templated with gold nanorods, ultrathin Au/Ag alloy cages and satellite gold nanoparticles can be constructed sequentially by galvanic replacement reactions and electrostatic self-assembly, respectively, forming structurally well-defined MCS. The MCS nanoassemblies exhibit strong broadband plasmon resonances from 440 to 1100 nm, and their resonant features can be fine-tuned by adjusting the size and number density of satellite nanoparticles and by adjusting the thickness of the silica spacer between cage and satellite particles. Such fine-engineered MCS nanoassemblies enable precise programming of the strength and distribution of hot spots to maximize the overall enhancement of surface enhanced Raman scattering.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3445 - 3452
Number of pages8
JournalNanoscale
Volume7
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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